Re: The range of numbers of an n-bit cell in general?

Originally Posted by romsek

in general, in base k, n digits can represent kn numbers so if 0 is to be your first number you have the range of [0,kn-1].

for binary k=2
for decimal k=10

And for two's complement binary representation, with a 7-bit cell, would the range be [-7,6]? I'm guessing the formula could be [-n, to n-1], where n is the number of bits in the cell. but that's decimal . I don't know how to write it for binary.

Re: The range of numbers of an n-bit cell in general?

Originally Posted by lamentofking

And for two's complement binary representation, with a 7-bit cell, would the range be [-7,6]? I'm guessing the formula could be [-n, to n-1], where n is the number of bits in the cell. but that's decimal . I don't know how to write it for binary.